2011 SKODA ROOMSTER emergency towing

Tyre pressure monitoring system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Diesel particle filter (diesel engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Driving and the Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
The first 1 500 kilometres and afterwards . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Driving in an economical and environmentally
conscious manner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Environmental compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Motoring abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Avoiding damage to your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Driving through bodies of water on roads . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Towing a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Towing a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
General Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Taking care of your vehicle and cleaning the
vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Care of the exterior of vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Care of the interior of vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Inspecting and Replenishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Windshield washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Wheels and Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Accessories, changes and replacement of parts . 166
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 Breakdown assistance
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Breakdown assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
First-aid kit and warning triangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Fire extinguisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Tyre repair kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Towing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Fuses and light bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Electric fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Praktik . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Praktik . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Rear interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Lashing eyes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Adjustable safety partition behind the front seats . . . 189
Fixing of the loading floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Adjustment of the safety partition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Emergency unlocking of the loading area door . . . . . . 190
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Used abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Performances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Identification details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Fuel consumption according to the ECE standards and
EU guidelines
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Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Engine oil specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Engine 1.2 l/51 kW - EU5/EU2 DDK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Engine 1.2 l/63 kW TSI - EU5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Engine 1.2 l/77 kW TSI - EU5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Engine 1.4 l/63 kW - EU5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 Engine 1.6 l/77 kW - EU4/EU2 DDK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Engine 1.2 l/55 kW TDI CR - EU5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Engine 1.6 l/66 kW TDI CR DPF - EU5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Engine 1.6 l/77 kW TDI CR DPF - EU5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2034
Table of Contents

If the vehicle is locked by pressing the button
3 and some doors or the boot lid
are not closed, the turn signal lights flash only after closing. WARNING
If the vehicle is locked from the outside and the safe securing system is acti-
vated, there must not be any person in the vehicle as it is then not possible to
open either a door or a window from the inside. The locked doors make it
more difficult for rescuers to get into the vehicle in an emergency - hazard! Note
● Operate the radio remote control only when the doors and boot lid are closed
and you have visual contact with the vehicle.
● Once in the car, you must not press the lock button  of the radio remote con-
trol before inserting the key into the ignition lock in order to avoid the car being
inadvertently locked and the alarm system being switched on. Should this happen,
press the unlock button  of the radio remote control. 
Synchronisation of the remote control If the vehicle cannot be unlocked by actuating the remote control system then it
is possible that the code in the key and the control unit in the vehicle are no lon-
ger synchronised. This can occur when the buttons on the radio-operated key are
actuated a number of times outside of the operative range of the equipment or
the battery on the remote control was replaced.
This means it is necessary to synchronise the code as follows:
● Press any button on the remote control.
● pressing of the button means that the door will unlock with the key within 1
minute. 
Anti-theft alarm system
Description The anti-theft alarm system increases the level of protection against people seek-
ing to break into the vehicle. The system triggers audible and visual warning sig-
nals if an attempt is made to break into the vehicle. How is the alarm system activated?
The anti-theft alarm system is activated automatically when the vehicle is locked
with the key on the driver's door or by using the radio remote control. It is activa-
ted 30 seconds after locking the door.
How is the alarm system deactivated?
The anti-theft alarm system is deactivated if the vehicle is unlocked by only using
the radio remote control. The anti-theft alarm system is reactivated if the vehicle
is not opened within 30 seconds after transmitting the radio signal.
Once you unlock the vehicle by inserting the key into the driver door you then
have to insert the key into the ignition lock and switch the ignition on within 15
seconds after opening the door in order to deactivate the anti-theft alarm system.
The alarm will be triggered
if you do not switch on the ignition within 15 seconds.
When is the alarm triggered?
The following security areas of the locked vehicle are monitored:
● Bonnet,
● Boot lid,
● Doors,
● Ignition lock,
● Vehicle inclination ⇒ page 36,
● Vehicle interior ⇒ page 36,
● A drop in voltage of the on-board power supply,
● Socket of the factory-fitted towing device.
An alarm is immediately triggered if either of the two battery terminals is discon-
nected while the anti-theft alarm system is activated.
How is the alarm switched off?
You switch the alarm off if you unlock the vehicle with the radio remote control or
if you switch the ignition on. Note
● The working life of the alarm siren is 5 years. More detailed information is
available by a specialist garage.
● Before leaving the vehicle, check that all the doors and windows are closed in
order to ensure that the anti-theft alarm system is fully operational.
● Coding of the radio remote control and the receiver unit precludes the use of
the radio remote control from other vehicles.  35
Unlocking and locking Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Breakdown assis-
tance Praktik Technical data

The warning light
 lights up in the instrument cluster when the rear fog light is
switched on ⇒ page 20.
Only the rear fog light of the trailer lights up if the vehicle is fitted with a towing
device from ŠKODA Original Accessories and when you are towing a trailer which
is fitted with the rear fog light. CAUTION
The rear fog light should only be switched on if visibility is particularly poor (con-
form with any varying legal provisions) to avoid dazzling vehicles behind your ve-
hicle. 
Headlamp range adjustment Once the low beam is switched on you can then adapt the range of
the headlights to the load of the vehicle.
Fig. 23 Dash panel: Lights and Visibility
– Turn the control dial ⇒
 fig. 23 until you have adjusted the low beam so that on-
coming traffic is not dazzled.
Settings
The positions correspond approximately to the following vehicle loads: Front seats occupied, luggage compartment empty.
All seats occupied, luggage compartment empty.
All seats occupied, luggage compartment laden.
Driver seat occupied, luggage compartment laden.
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2
3 CAUTION
Headlamp range adjustment should always be adjusted in a way that:
● it does not dazzle other road users, especially oncoming traffic,
● and the range is sufficient for safe driving. 
Switch for hazard warning lights  Fig. 24 Dash panel: Switch for hazard
warning lights
– Press switch  ⇒  fig. 24 to switch the hazard warning light system on or off.
All the turn signal lights on the vehicle flash at the same time when the hazard
warning light system is switched on. The indicator light for the turn signals and
the indicator light in the switch also flash at the same time. You can also switch
on the hazard warning light system if the ignition is switched off.
The hazard warning light system is switched on automatically if an airbag is de-
ployed in the event of an accident.
Please comply with any legal requirements when using the hazard warning light
system. Note
Switch on the hazard warning light system if, for example:
● you encounter traffic congestion;
● your vehicle breaks down or an emergency situation occurs. 42
Lights and Visibility

Breakdown assistance
Breakdown assistance
First-aid kit and warning triangle Fig. 132 Placing of the warning triangle
The first-aid kit must be stored in such a way that it is immediately ready to hand.
A warning triangle with the maximum dimensions 39 x 68 x 450 mm can be at-
tached to the trim panel of the rear wall with rubber straps ⇒ fig. 132 WARNING
The first-aid kit must be stored in such a way that the occupants do no suffer
any injuries in the event of an emergency braking or a collision of the vehicle. Note
Pay attention to the use-by-date of the contents of the first-aid kit.
● We recommend a first-aid kit from the range of ŠKODA Original Accessories
that you can purchase from an authorised
ŠKODA Service Partner.
● If you also want to equip your vehicle with a warning triangle, we recommend
a warning triangle from the range of
ŠKODA Original Accessories that you can pur-
chase from authorised ŠKODA Service Partners. 
Fire extinguisher The fire extinguisher is attached with straps under the driver seat. Please read carefully the instructions which are attached to the fire extinguish-
er.
The fire extinguisher must be checked by an authorised person or company annu-
ally (please observe the various differing national legal requirements). WARNING
If the fire extinguisher is not correctly attached, in case of sudden manoeu-
vres or an accident it can be
“thrown” through the interior compartment and
cause injuries. Note
● The fire extinguisher must comply with the relevant and valid legal require-
ments.
● Pay attention to the expiration date of the fire extinguisher. If the fire extin-
guisher is used after the expiration date, its proper function is no longer assured.
● The fire extinguisher is part of the scope of delivery in certain countries only. 
Vehicle tool kit Fig. 133 Luggage compartment: Storage
compartment for vehicle too kit
The vehicle tool kit and the lifting jack with sticker are housed in a plastic box in
the spare wheel ⇒ fig. 133 or in the compartment for the spare wheel. There is al-
so space here for the removable ball for the trailer towing device. £ 167
Breakdown assistance Using the system Safety Driving Tips General Maintenance Breakdown assis-
tance Praktik Technical data

Parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Parking light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Parking ticket holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Passive Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Payload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55, 81
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Petrol engines Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Power socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Power steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Operational faults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
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Radiator fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Raise vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Rear-view mirror Interior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Rear armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Rear fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Rear mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Rear window heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Recharge battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Recommendation for changing gears . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Synchronisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Removing seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Replacement of parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Replacing fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 Replacing the wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Roof aerial
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Roof luggage rack system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Running in the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
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Safe securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Safety information Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Saving electrical energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Seat belt height adjuster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Height adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
taking off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Seat belt warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Selector lever-emergency unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Selector lever lock Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Service reminder indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Setting temperature Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Setting the clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Shifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Side airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Side lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Stability system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Start-stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Starting the engine
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Diesel engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Petrol engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Static separation net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Steering force assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Storage compartment Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Storage facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Switching off the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Switch off Anti-spin regulation (ASR) Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Systems Start-stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
T Tailgate Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Taking care of your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
TCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Temperature outside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
The first 1 500 kilometres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Top Tether . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Tourist light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Towing a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Towing eye front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Towing protection monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Traction control system (TCS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25206
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